Guide
Best Links Courses in Australia
From King Island and Tasmania's north coast to the cliffs of New South Wales and Victoria's peninsula, Australia holds a remarkable collection of links and links-character courses. This guide ranks the country's leading layouts by consensus across five independent published lists.
- Courses ranked
- 14
- In Australia's top 20
- 5
- In the top 50
- 11
- Average national rank
- 30
| Golf List | Course | Avg | Golf Digest 2026–27AGD ’26 | Golf Digest 2024–25AGD ’24 | Golf Australia 2026GA ’26 | Golf Australia 2024GA ’24 | Top100.com 2026T100 ’26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3Cape Wickham | 2.60 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 4Barnbougle Dunes | 4.20 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | 6Barnbougle Lost Farm | 6.40 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | 5New South Wales | 6.20 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
| 11 | 11Royal Adelaide | 10.80 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| T38 | T38Port Fairy | 39.00 | 48 | 50 | 33 | 29 | 35 |
| 26 | 26Barwon Heads | 23.80 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 24 |
| T29 | T29Lonsdale Links | 29.00 | 41 | 36 | 20 | 19 | 29 |
| 28 | 28The Dunes | 27.80 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 34 |
| T31 | T3113th Beach (Beach) | 30.80 | 39 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 23 |
| 64 | 64Sandringham Golf Links | 59.20 | 63 | 59 | 49 | 43 | 82 |
| T38 | T38Links Kennedy Bay | 39.00 | 40 | – | 38 | – | 39 |
| 76 | 76Links Lady Bay | 71.40 | 69 | 61 | 74 | 68 | 85 |
| 63 | 63Moonah Links (Open) | 57.40 | 55 | 48 | 67 | 64 | 53 |
Golf List positions are national. Based on 5 lists; see the methodology.
The lists disagree most about Sandringham Golf Links, placed from 43 to 82.
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Frequently asked questions
- Which is the highest-ranked course in this guide?
- Cape Wickham is the highest-ranked, at #3 in Australia on The Golf List.
- How are these courses ranked?
- By the mean of each course's position across 5 published lists (Golf Digest 2026–27, Golf Digest 2024–25, Golf Australia 2026, Golf Australia 2024, Top100.com 2026), lowest first. Every source position is shown in the table.
- How many of these courses are in Australia's top 20?
- 5 of the 14 courses listed are in the Golf List top 20, and 11 are in the top 50.